The province and ICBC have teamed up to test two new technologies in the hopes of cracking down on distracted driving: a smart phone app for drivers and a camera for police officers. He says ICBC has chosen instead to move forward with a pilot project involving an app that pairs with a plug-in device in a driver's vehicle. (Mike McArthur/CBC)"The telematics device will tell the app that they're driving and basically it will lock out hand-held use of their phone based on the fact that they're driving," said Mark Milner, a road safety program manager at ICBC. If a smart phone app and plug-in device prove successful, drivers who volunteer to have them installed could see lower insurance rates, according to the province. "We think that [the smart phone app] could potentially inform how rates are set and that drivers who take this on voluntarily, in exchange, may receive a lower rate."

Source: CBC News November 29, 2017 01:21 UTC